I'ld make sure you had 100% of the driver stuff worked out before I completely annihilated the OSX install. I never paid the Mac tax, but some folks have some weird driver issues (I answered a question about a driver issue over on SU).
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hbdgafMay 14 '11 at 12:48

I've done it like you said. Ubuntu is installed on a MBP3,1 with a CrucialM4 SSD. For Mac OS the boot time was 27s. With Ubuntu single boot it takes 47s! For almost 20 s I have this annoying white screen. Is this normal? Can I deactivate this?
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user24668Nov 18 '11 at 22:30

It is easier to just install Ubuntu from a Live CD across the whole hardrive than setting up dual booting. It should be the first option it gives you when you install from a Live CD. I find rEFIt to be a really nice boot menu for my macbook.